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Damerjog Power Generation Station

Gas power plant in Djibouti, Djibouti. Approximate location 11.572614, 43.149513.

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Damerjog Power Generation Station is a 50 MW gas power plant in Djibouti, Djibouti. Based on its capacity (estimated), it can supply roughly 56k homes (estimated). It ranks #3 of 3 Djibouti power plants by installed capacity. In context, gas supplies about 0.0% of Djibouti's electricity; the national grid averages 450 gCO₂/kWh (35.0% low-carbon) (2024).

50MW installed capacity
56,314homes powered (est.)

Plant data: WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0), id GOGPT_damerjog_djibou.

Data status

Known data

FacilityDamerjog Power Generation Station GEM-GOGPT
CountryDjibouti · Djibouti GEM-GOGPT
Coordinates11.572614, 43.149513 GEM-GOGPT
FuelGas GEM-GOGPT
MW installed capacity50 MW GEM GOGPT; source record

Calculated from dataset

CO₂ emissions78,840 t CO₂·a⁻¹ calculated
Capacity rank in country#3 / 3 calculated
Fuel-specific rank in country#1 / 1 calculated
Homes-powered equivalent56,314 calculated
Environmental severityC5 · 64/100 derived from coordinates

Not available

OwnerNot available not in dataset
CommissionedNot available not in dataset
TechnologyNot available not in dataset
GWh reported / yrNot available not in dataset

Known, modelled and calculated values are kept separate. Missing fields are shown as unavailable.

Data provenance

The capacity and fuel fields on this page are source-record values from the upstream open dataset. They are useful for identification and ranking, but they have not been upgraded to a 2026 registry/GEM-location verified value.

capacity: GEM GOGPT; fuel: GEM GOGPT

In context: how this plant compares

Its current lifecycle status is “Announced” — so it is not yet, or no longer, generating at full output. Gas plants burn natural gas either in open-cycle turbines for fast peaking, or in combined-cycle units that recover exhaust heat in an HRSG to reach roughly 55–62% efficiency — the cleanest-burning fossil option.

Capacity comparison computed from the WRI Global Power Plant Database; fuel-type context is general engineering background.

Climate zone & how it works

This gas plant burns natural gas in a turbine — often in a combined-cycle setup — to generate electricity. It sits in a hot desert climate (Köppen BWh) — Northern Hemisphere, latitude 11.6°N — which shapes how much energy it can produce and how its output varies through the year.

~24°Ctypical annual mean
~34°Ctypical warm-season mean
Hot desert: warm all year, with distinct wet and dry seasons

Climate zone & typical temperatures: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

Site climate & environmental severity

For a plant’s outdoor hardware — heat-recovery steam generators (HRSG), expansion joints, valves, flanges and their insulation — the local climate sets how fast unprotected steel and coatings degrade. This site sits in an aggressive, high-corrosion environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C5 — Very high), with marine salt corrosion the leading environmental stress.

C5ISO 9223 corrosivity (indicative)
64/100environmental-severity index
11.1°Cseasonal temperature swing
21 kmdistance to coast

Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.

Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.

How it compares & nearby plants

Djibouti has 1 gas power plant in this dataset, together about 50 MW of capacity.

Nearby power plants

Location

Coordinates 11.572614, 43.149513 from WRI Global Power Plant Database (CC BY 4.0). View on OpenStreetMap.

Frequently asked questions

What type of power plant is Damerjog Power Generation Station?

Damerjog Power Generation Station is a 50 MW gas power plant in Djibouti, Djibouti.

How many homes can Damerjog Power Generation Station power?

Its output is enough to supply roughly 56,314 homes (estimated).

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